NVIDIA Mellanox MFS1S00-H015V 200G HDR / 200GbE Active Optical Cable, 15m, VPI: This is a 15-meter QSFP56-to-QSFP56 active optical cable (AOC) rated at 200Gb/s. The "V" suffix indicates Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI) qualification — the same physical assembly is validated to carry InfiniBand HDR (200Gb/s) or 200GbE Ethernet, selected by the host port configuration. NVIDIA P/N reference 980-9I45O-00H015. This is a fixed-length integrated assembly, not a transceiver with a detachable patch cord. This is a refurbished unit.
Engineering Context
The MFS1S00-H015V uses 4 lanes of 50Gb/s PAM4 modulation to deliver 200Gb/s line rate over multi-mode fiber. At 15m it bridges end-of-row and zone-to-zone runs that exceed the practical reach of passive QSFP56 DAC. The integrated transceivers are factory-aligned, eliminating the patch-cord cleaning and end-face inspection cycle. Each end draws power from the QSFP56 cage to drive the laser arrays and signal processors. Because the cable is a single physical assembly, optical end-face contamination is not a field failure mode in normal handling.
Deployment & Use Cases
End-of-row and zone-to-zone HDR InfiniBand fabrics for HPC and AI training clusters. NVIDIA Magnum IO and GPUDirect RDMA links between GPU compute nodes and storage. 200GbE RoCE v2 spine-leaf fabrics for analytics platforms. Multi-tenant data-center halls where the same cable is repurposed between IB and Ethernet workloads as fabric needs change.
Technical Specifications
OEM: NVIDIA Mellanox
Part Number: MFS1S00-H015V
NVIDIA P/N (ref): 980-9I45O-00H015
Form Factor: QSFP56 to QSFP56 (Point-to-Point)
Data Rate: 200Gb/s (4×50G PAM4)
Cable Type: Active Optical Cable (AOC, multi-mode fiber)
Length: 15m
Protocols: InfiniBand HDR / 200GbE Ethernet (VPI)
Variant Flag: "V" — VPI qualified for both IB and Ethernet
Hot-Swap: Yes (standard QSFP56 cage)
Condition: Refurbished — Tested by T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS
Compatibility & Constraints
Compatible with NVIDIA Quantum HDR InfiniBand switches and Spectrum-2 / Spectrum-3 Ethernet switches with QSFP56 cages, and with ConnectX-6 VPI adapters configured for 200Gb/s. Not compatible with QSFP28 100G NRZ-only ports that cannot negotiate PAM4 modulation. Not compatible with switches that lack adequate per-port power budget for active QSFP56 modules. The assembly is a direct QSFP56-to-QSFP56 cable; it does not break out to 4×50G or 2×100G. Fixed 15m length — cannot be shortened or extended in the field. Maintain a minimum bend radius per the standard MMF guideline and avoid tight zip-tie crushing.
Why Choose T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS
T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS validates each MFS1S00-H015V on both InfiniBand HDR and 200GbE Ethernet test ports, confirming optical power, lane integrity, and link training before shipment. Visit tes-itsolutions.com for the full Mellanox interconnect catalog. Handling time is 1–3 business days with global shipping and a comprehensive warranty.